The Abrud (Hungarian: Abrud-patak) is a small river in the Apuseni Mountains, Alba County, western Romania. It is a right tributary of the river Arieș.[1][2] It flows through the town Abrud, and joins the Arieș in Vârși, near Câmpeni.[3] It is fed by several smaller streams, including Valea Buciumanilor, Valea Cerbului, Corna, Cernița and Roșia Montană. Its length is 24 km (15 mi) and its basin size is 223 km2 (86 sq mi).[2]
| Abrud Hungarian: Abrud-patak | |
|---|---|
  Mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Romania |
| Counties | Alba County |
| Villages | Bucium, Abrud, Cărpiniș |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Arieș |
• location | Downstream of Câmpeni |
• coordinates | 46°21′36″N 23°4′30″E / 46.36000°N 23.07500°E |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Basin size | 223 km2 (86 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Arieș→ Mureș→ Tisza→ Danube→ Black Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Valea Buciumanilor, Cernița |
| • right | Roșia Montană |
References
edit- ^ "Planul național de management. Sinteza planurilor de management la nivel de bazine/spații hidrografice, anexa 7.1" (PDF, 5.1 MB). Administrația Națională Apele Române. 2010. p. 314.
- ^ a b Atlasul cadastrului apelor din România. Partea 1 (in Romanian). Bucharest: Ministerul Mediului. 1992. p. 149. OCLC 895459847. River code: IV.1.81.10
- ^ Abrud (jud. Alba), e-calauza.ro
